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91传媒, AASL praise library legislation to expand access for students nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the 91传媒 (91传媒) and its division, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), welcomed the bicameral introduction of the Right to Read Act by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Raúl...
91传媒 welcomes Prison Libraries Act of 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91传媒 praised the Prison Libraries Act, introduced today by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-5th), along with co-leads Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18th) and Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH-11th), and 25 cosponsors...
AASL President鈥檚 Program Brings Together 鈥淔reedom to Read Ambassadors鈥
CHICAGO – Kathy Lester, AASL President, will convene a panel of Freedom to Read Ambassadors for a conversation on why it is important for all learners to have access to a wide variety of books and information. “As school librarians, we know how critical...
Unite Against Book Bans virtual event to honor a lifetime of free expression through story CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) today announced a national day of action to protect libraries and the freedom to read, designating April 24, the...
91传媒 Launches Policy Corps Cadre for Proactive Advocacy on Book Banning
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Policy & Advocacy (PPA) Office, in partnership with 91传媒’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, announce a new initiative for proactive advocacy to combat book banning and censorship in...
CHICAGO –Preservation Week is happy to announce that Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is the 2023 Honorary Chair of Preservation Week, April 30 – May 6. She is the C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine...
91传媒 launches FY 2024 #FundLibraries campaign under tight deadline to gain House support
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91传媒 (91传媒) kicked off the annual #FundLibraries campaign on March 13, 2023, calling on library advocates in every congressional district to contact their representative and ask them to support libraries by...
Core's Library Resources & Technical Services Journal Goes Fully Open Access
Core is proud to announce that Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), 91传媒’s premier journal dedicated exclusively to all aspects of collections, is now completely open access. Previously, the most recent six issues of LRTS were embargoed behind a...
Submissions Now Open for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Awards
The 91传媒 (91传媒) is now accepting submissions for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to up to eight libraries. The $10,000 awards will be provided by the H.W...
91传媒 Public Policy and Advocacy Office names Kent Oliver, Sara Benson senior policy advisors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91传媒 (91传媒) has tapped Sara R. Benson and Kent Oliver as senior policy fellows for the Public Policy and Advocacy office to strengthen the association’s involvement in policy discussions related to First...
91传媒 offers webinars on new federal resources for sustainable library buildings
Free webinars will be offered on Feb. 1 and 2 Washington, D.C. -- The 91传媒 (91传媒) is offering two webinars for libraries about new federal resources for sustainable library buildings. On Feb. 1 at 1 pm Eastern, 91传媒 will present...
Core Webinar: Best of Core Forum: (Meta)data Analysis for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CHICAGO–Join Core on February 8, 2023 at 1 p.m. CT for the webinar “Best of Core Forum: (Meta)data Analysis for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” Following the long overdue cancellation of the Library of Congress Subject Heading “Illegal alien” many...
91传媒 applauds passage of FY 2023 federal budget, key increases in funding for libraries
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The 91传媒 (91传媒) welcomed substantial increases in federal funding for libraries passed by Congress today as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill. President Biden is expected to sign the...
Karleen Delaurier-Lyle Named a 2023 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Karleen Delaurier-Lyle has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Delaurier-Lyle serves as the Information Services Librarian at The University of British Columbia...
Rachel Wells Selected as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Rachel Wells has been chosen as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Wells works as the Reference Librarian at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York...
